Autism Speaks Hosts Luncheon for Weatherstone Fellows
First Annual Class of Weatherstone Fellows: from left to right: Ali Bangash (Fellow), Fred Schnur (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation), Anna-Maria D'Cruz (Fellow), Andreas Dracopoulos (Co-President and Member of the Board of Directors, Stavros Niarchos Foundation), Elanie Hsiao (Fellow), Joshua Hailpern (Fellow), Suzanne Wright, Bob Wright, Marion Weatherstone, Meaghan Parlade (Fellow), Lisa B. Wilson (Fellow), Anita Miller Sostek (Autism Speaks), Bradford Elmer (Fellow), Jennifer Foss-Feig (fellow)
On October 29 Autism Speaks hosted the first annual Dennis Weatherstone Memorial Fellowship Luncheon. The event introduced the first class of Weatherstone Fellows: eight young scientists selected through a highly competitive process to receive two-year research grants to complete projects under the supervision of leading scientists in the field of autism research.
Funded with a major grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, this program is designed to accelerate the pace of research and to attract the most promising young talent in bio-medical science to the field of autism. The program is a tribute to Sir Dennis Weatherstone, who served as the first chairman of the Niarchos Foundation and who was a former chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan. Sir Dennis passed away in 2008.
Attending the luncheon with the Fellows were Autism Speaks' co-founders, Bob and Suzanne Wright; Lady Marion Weatherstone; Andreas Dracopoulos, Co-President and Board Member of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation; Fred Schnur, President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Peter Emch, supporter of Autism Speaks; Mark Roithmayr, President of Autism Speaks; Jeffrey Brinck, Board Member of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
Read more about the first class of Weatherstone fellows here and find a list of Weatherstone Fellowship awards and read full project abstracts here.
Funded with a major grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, this program is designed to accelerate the pace of research and to attract the most promising young talent in bio-medical science to the field of autism. The program is a tribute to Sir Dennis Weatherstone, who served as the first chairman of the Niarchos Foundation and who was a former chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan. Sir Dennis passed away in 2008.
Attending the luncheon with the Fellows were Autism Speaks' co-founders, Bob and Suzanne Wright; Lady Marion Weatherstone; Andreas Dracopoulos, Co-President and Board Member of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation; Fred Schnur, President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Peter Emch, supporter of Autism Speaks; Mark Roithmayr, President of Autism Speaks; Jeffrey Brinck, Board Member of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
Read more about the first class of Weatherstone fellows here and find a list of Weatherstone Fellowship awards and read full project abstracts here.
From left, Bradford Elmer (Fellow), Vasili Tsamis (CFO & CIO of Stavros Niarchos Foundation), Meaghan Parladé (Fellow)
From left, Andreas Dracopoulos, President and Member of the Board, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Suzanne Wright, Bob Wright and Lady Marion Weatherstone
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